CE 2.3.3 Critically read and interpret instructions for a variety of tasks CE 4.1.5 Demonstrate use of conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics in written texts, including parts of speech, sentence structure and variety, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
METS-S/NETS-T
Literature of the Screen- Alice in Wonderland
Essential Questions:
Who are you heroes?
What heroes have you read about?
What makes a hero to you?
Objectives:
Students will create their own hero’s journey.Students will word process the final draft of their hero’s journey. Students will publish/write an original characters journey that is 3 or more pages in length. Students will tell their hero's journey to others via Skype
Students will learn the journey a hero makes in literature. They will reinforce their knowledge of the hero’s journey by creating their own version of a hero’s journey. The students will use the example of a teacher created webspiration video to see how to use webinspiration as a drafting tool. Webspiration will allow peer and teacher reviews to help in the writing process. The writing process will be automatically saved and eased by using webspiration. Students will be motivated by the knowledge they will be completing a story to share to another group of students via skype. When information is shared students tend to work harder on making the information more correctly.
Sequence of Activities:
Anticipatory Questions/Activity:
The beginning activity is a writing exercise to get students to think about what a hero is to them. It also helps them to understand heroes are everyday people like them. The students will complete the “Heroes and You” worksheet. The worksheet prompts learning about a hero from real life events. This sets up brainstorming for the hero journey.
Body of Lesson Plan: Segment #1
(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.)
The lesson connects Alice from Alice in Wonderland’s hero journey to allow students to write their own hero’s journey. Students will take the twelve steps of a hero’s journey and make it their own. Students will creatively write a narrative and use the writing process to finish their polished work. Students can be inspired from real world examples or by characters from literature and film. Students will begin their brainstorming in webspiration. Students will then use the aid of a handout on steps of a hero’s journey to work more details into their story. Once the writing process and final drafts are done students will share their stories on skype.
Segment #2
(Factual information/Vocab
Includes sample feedback loop)
Steps of a hero’s journey
the call to adventure; refusal of call; meeting wise mentor; the first threshold; tests, allies and enemies; supreme; Revisiting; the return with new; seizing the prize; resurrection; and return with elixir.
Plot and process of the plot
the setting, the set-up, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution and reaction by filling in the proper bubble on inspiration with the steps
Students will be re-teaching their heroes journey to others. Students who learn from hands on approach will benefit from the webinspiration. Students will be able to share their story in front of a large group. Students who learn from writing will be able to do multiple drafts to capture the heroes’ journey.
Segment #4
(Detailed directions on how to complete activity)
Students will complete the “heroes and you” worksheet that the instructor passes out.
Students will have 15 minutes to finish the worksheet.
Students will receive a handout on the 12 steps of the hero’s journey and then discuss the process as a class
Students will brainstorm using webinspiration on topics they would like to write about.
Instructor will provide an outline of a hero’s journey with a description on the steps.
Instructor will make a Jing video for the students on how to use Inspiration.
Students will identify follow the steps of a plot which are the setting, the set-up, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution and reaction by filling in the proper bubble on inspiration with the steps.
Students will replicate the steps of the steps of the hero’s journey found in the novel. The steps of a hero’s journey by replicating what Alice went through in the novel. The 12 steps of a hero’s journey are: the call to adventure;refusal of call; meeting wise mentor; the first threshold; tests, allies and enemies; supreme; Revisiting; the return with new; seizing the prize; resurrection; and return with elixir. The steps will be identified by labeling in the inspiration prewriting process.
Students will use webspiration for the prewriting process to describe and link their hero with journey by: clustering, listing, free writing, and drafting.
Students will then connect their topic with the steps of a hero’s journey. They will create a link. The story is a personal short story on a hero’s journey.
Students will be using webinspiration for the writing process and will complete a final copy in word.
The Hero’s Journey
CE 4.1.5 Demonstrate use of conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics in written texts, including parts of speech, sentence structure and variety, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Segment #1
(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.)
(Factual information/Vocab
Includes sample feedback loop)
- the call to adventure; refusal of call; meeting wise mentor; the first threshold; tests, allies and enemies; supreme; Revisiting; the return with new; seizing the prize; resurrection; and return with elixir.
Plot and process of the plot(Includes multiple intelligence strategy:
Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy)
(Detailed directions on how to complete activity)